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So glad you love it too. Is the great money trick when he explains Capitalism in a way that made it finally make sense to me? Brilliant.
I just think its successful in bring able to broach such political and social issues whilst portraying a great narrative and characters. Also the fact that the society of then is scarily similar to today. Seems that capitalist and socialist beliefs transcend time as do the engaging characters. I miss them!

It is an incredible book, easily one of my favourites. The Great Money Trick is possibly the best chapter I have ever read. However, I would not consider the book that sucessful. I would have thought it was very obscure; I've struggled to find people who have actually read it, which is a damn shame!

Historically it was successful; I think it was once much more widely read than it is now. I have heard of Service personnel who read it during the war and said it influenced their feelings on how postwar Britain should be.

It's as relevant as it ever was. When you hear that big fast-food chains are underpaying their workers, who are drawing benefits as a result, then you do think of how the rest of us are subsidising the rich - not just the low-paid themselves, but the taxpayer too; and you do think Tressell must have known a thing or two. Maybe someone should write an updated version set in McDonald's?

Thanks guys. My brother in law has started reading it as part of recommended reading on his Quantity Surveying degree!

as a painter and decorator myself i can identify with a lot of the characters in the book, i have worked with quiet a few of them in my time...

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